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1heave Listen to audio/ˈhi:v/ verb
heaves; heaved; heav·ing
1 : to lift or pull (something) with effort [+ obj] We heaved the box (up) onto the table. I tried to heave myself (up) out of the chair. She heaved the door shut. [no obj] — usually + on The sailors started heaving on the rope.
2 [+ obj] US : to throw (something) with effort
heave a rock The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.
3 [+ obj] : to breathe in and breathe out (a sigh) in a slow or loud way
She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief.
4 [no obj] a : to move up and down repeatedly
He stopped running and stood there with his chest heaving. The boat heaved up and down with the waves.
b : to be pushed up
The roads have begun to heave with frost.
5 [no obj] informal : vomit
The smell made me want to heave. If your stomach is heaving, you feel like vomiting.
heave into view or heave in/into sight
past tense and past participle hove : to slowly move closer and become visible
A ship hove into view on the horizon.
heave to
[phrasal verb] past tense and past participle hove of a boat or ship : to stop moving
The ship hove to.
— see also heaving

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